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The City of Kerrville wants to remind citizens that the intersection of Lehmann Road and Rim Rock Drive is currently closed for approximately three weeks for road construction. Traffic is being detoured to other connecting roads. Residents living beyond the intersection of Rim Rock Road will have to detour to Southway Drive to get access to Sidney Baker. Through traffic will be closed to the public with the exception of […]

The Kerrville Police Department will be hosting a Peace Officer Memorial Day service on Monday, May 15 at 10 a.m. at Peterson Plaza, Kerrville City Hall, 701 Main Street in Kerrville. KPD invites all law enforcement agencies, other first responders, and the entire community to come together to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the family members, friends and fellow […]

Only nineteen votes separated Roman Garcia and Layng Guerriero in the Kerrville City Council Place 1 race. Garcia, the incumbent, received 1,390 votes, compared to Guerriero's 1,371 votes. Jeff Harris garnered 1,434 ballots, compared to his challenger, Barbara Dewell Ferguson's 1,318 ballots received. Harris will resume the council seat vacated by Kim Clarkson. In Kendall County, Frank Ritchie has been elected the new City of Boerne Mayor after receiving 1,575 […]

The Knapp Road sewer project commenced Monday, May 1, starting with the gravity sewer main behind the Peterson Urgent Care located near the intersection of West Main Street and Junction Highway. The project consists of the installation of 6,800 linear feet of gravity sewer main and 1,500 linear feet of sewer force main. It will provide additional wastewater services to the western limits of Kerrville and is expected to take […]

The City of Kerrville's Streets Division has been recognized with an award from the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA) for paving Rawson Street. TXAPA recognizes quality-built asphalt pavements and honors excellence in production, placement, and quality assurance through its awards program. This is the second consecutive year the city's streets division has been recognized with this particular honor for the City Street category. In 2022, the division received this award […]

Schreiner University has issued a public notice to inform residents that Schreiner University has been granted a permit to deploy fireworks on Friday, May 5, in a public display to celebrate its 2023 Spring Commencement. The fireworks are expected to begin following guest speaker Michaela Lehman's commencement address and are expected to conclude no later than 10 p.m. Citizens are reminded to make care arrangements for pets accordingly.

The Kerr County Road and Bridge Department, which is responsible for mowing along roads in county rights of way, is responding to citizens' pleas aimed at monarch butterfly conservation. The department says that public safety is always the number one priority but after receiving numerous requests to delay mowing in areas where milkweed is prevalent, the department has turned to a Texas Wildlife Department and Texas Nature Trackers biologist for […]

The City of Kerrville Public Works Department is encouraging citizens to utilize the yard waste/brush collection service provided by the city and Republic Services. According to Public Works Assistant Director David Barrera, "Having a monthly yard waste pick up service allows residents to regularly keep up with yard maintenance and helps divert this waste from entering a landfill.' Barrera added, "All yard waste collected goes directly to the composting facility […]

The lawsuit styled 'Robin Monroe v. City of Kerrville, Texas,' which was filed in March 2022, has been dismissed, according to court documents. The 216th District Court dismissed the case based on Monroe's lack of activity. Monroe filed the lawsuit seeking to cancel the city's May 2022 election and move it to November 2022 on the theory that per the city's change of the election to November during the COVID-19 […]